Machine for decorating dishes.



- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i.'

CHARLES E. BELL, OF KITTANNING, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specicationof Letters lhatent.v

Patented Oct. 2.3, 1906t Application filed October 11, 1905. Serial No. 282.258.

To all whom it' may concern: v

Be it known that I, CHARLES E.'BELL, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Kittanning, in the county of Armstrong and Stateiof Pennsylvania, have invented a new andlmprovedMachine for Decorating Dishes, of which the following-is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to provide va very simple andreadily-operated machine parts, a-s will be hereinafter fully set forth,l

and pointed out inthe claims.

Referenceis to be had to the'accompany' ing drawings, forming a part of this speciication', in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a central vertical section throughl the improved machine, said section being taken practically on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine, a portionI thereof being' brokenaw'ay,

A represents a bench ortablev which is shown supported by suitable legs 1 0, andl upon this bench or table a standard 11 is erected,

which standard islongitudinally slotted for a portion of its len -th to' receive one endy of a ever 12, the sai lever being fulcrurned to the said standard. At the outer end of the lever, orvr that end which is to the rear of its fulcrum, notches 1 3V are provided toreceive the-J loop of a counterbalanceeweight 14. A rod 15 is pivotally connected with the lever 12 at a point in front of its fulcrum, and this lever is shown as passed down through-an opening 16 in the bench or table A and is pivotally connected at lits lower end to the foot-treadle I 17 fulcrumed to a suitable support below the bench or table, as is illustrated in Fi 1. l

A series of supporting-arms 19 three as l shown, but which may be increased in number as circumstances require) are located on the table or support A in front of the standard 11 and below the forward or inner end of the lever 12, which latter portion of the Vsaid lever is usually more or'less arched, as is also yshown in Fig.` 1. These supportingarms 19' each comprise a horizontal upper member and a vertical member, the latter lmember being secured to the table or bench A in an adjustable manner by means, forexample,'of bolts 20, which pass through exten-v sions from the vertical members of the supports and through slots 21 made in the said table, as is likewise shown in Fig. 1. f

The supporting-arms 19 are so arranged that when three are used one' is immediatel in front of the standard 11, extending longltudinally ofthe said table or bench, while the other -two extend transversely from the side edges ofthe table' or bench, being at right angles tothe longitudinal arm', andthe space between the vertical members of thev transverse arms at the front end of the table is sufiiciently large to permit' the dish to vbe decorated to` be introducedl between the said The inner ends of the horizontal members of the supporting-arms 19 are adjustably attached to a disk 18, and this disk 18 is ordinarily provided with a downwardly-extending marginal flange, cut away where the horizontal members of the said arms are introduced, and theI adjustable attachment is accomplished between the said ar'rns 19E and the disk 18 by means of bolts 22, passed through slots 23` inthe disk and through the inner end portions of the said supporting.- arms, as is clearly shown in the drawings.

The disk 18'is provided with a central ol ening', and around this4 opening a guides eeve 24 is located, usually integral with the disk, and the said sleeve may extend a short distance below the under face of the disk and j a greater distance beyond its upper face, as

is shown Fig'. y1. A plunger 25 is piv`otall5T connected to the forward or inner end of the lever 12, and this plunger has sliding and 'guided movement in the aforesaid sleeve 24.

A stamp-support V26, shaped correspondingl to the dish to be decorated, is attached to t-ef lower end of said plunger'2`5 in aremovable manner, anysuitable means being provided for such purpose, and upon the under face of the stamp-sup ort 26 stamps 27 are suitably secured, which) stamps carry the design or desi ns to be impressed on the dish.

The vertica member'of each supportingarm 19 is provided at its inner edge with two IOO IIO

notches-a lower notch 28 and an upper notch v 29, as is shown in Fig. 1 A dish B of the same on the dish B to be operated upon. The dish B to be operated upon is supported in position to be engaged by the stamps 27 when the stamp-support 26 is lowered by placing the edge of the said dish B in the upper notches or recesses 29, as is also shown in B to be decorated is not placed imposition Fig. 1. n

In the operation of the machine the dish until the lstamp-support and plunger have been carried down, so that the stamps 27 may take up the coloring-matter from the supplydish B. Then after the plunger is raised, and conse uently the stamp-support 26, the dish B to e decorated is placed in the position above stated and which vis shown in Fig. 1, whereupon the stamp-support is again carried down, and upon engagement ofthe stamps 27 with the dish B the desired decorations are printed on the said dish. The

, dish B is then removed and treated in the usual manner, 4and the plunger and stamp- 3o support are again brought down to receive another supply of coloring-matter from the supply-dish B, and on these lines the opera- .tion is continued.

The weight 14 serves to returnthe stampsupport to its upper position lwhen t e treadle 17 is relieved from pressure; ybut it will be understood that the weight may be l substituted by a spring `and that the plunger 25 may be operated otherwise than by the ,foot-treadle-,as for exam le, by hand.

Although I do not con 'ne myself to any particular -construction of stamp-support, preferably the stamp-support is made m two or more parts separable one from the other-- as, for example, two parts 26a and 26h,- asis illustrated-the art 26a being that which can be employe in decorating the center only of the dish and the outer part 26b is that which is employed for decoratingithe marginal portion `of the dish, and stamps may be used upon one or the other of these parts or upon both as needed.

It will be understood that any equivalents for the notches 28 and 29 may be employed and that any required number of sup orting arms and legs may be used as 'the sliiape of the dishes to be decorated may demand.

This machine is exceedingly simple, durable, and effective in its operation and can be appliedqto any table, bench, or equivalent sup ort.

I aving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a machine for decorating dishes, a series of supports having sections adapted for the reception of a dish to be decorated and a dish to supply coloring-matter, a guide device attached to the said supports, a plunger operating in the guide device, a stampsupport carried by the said plunger and located above the receiving-sections in'said supports,and means for vertically operating the said plunger.

2. In a machine for decorating dishes, a tension-controlled lever, a plunger connected with the said lever, a disk provided with a guide-sleeve through which the plunger operates, sup orts adjustably connected with the said disll, a base on which the said supports are adjustably mounted, the supports being provided with notches in their inner edges at points near their lower ends, and a stamp-support of a shape corresponding to thatv of the dish to be decorated, which stampsupport is connected with the said plunger, and means' for operating the said lever.

3. Inv a machine for decorating dishes, a table,l a standard erected on the table, a tension-controlled lever fulcrumedin said standard, means for operating the said lever, a Series of angular supports, each com rising a vertical and a horizontal member, w iich su ports are adjustably connected with the said table, each support being provided with a series of notches 1n the inner edge of its vertical member, a disk adjustably connected with the inner end portions of the horizontal ineinbers of the supports, the said disk being provided with a guide-sleeve, a plunger pivoted to the said lever, operating in the said guidesleeve, a stam -support shaped to correspond to the s ape of the dish to bedecorated, connected with said plunger, and stamps located upon the under face of the said -stamp-support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my namey to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLESv E. BELL.

Witnesses:

M. F. LEAsoN, MYRTLE D. THOMPSON.

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